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Resin time!
🕑 Added 2022-07-09 08:47:03 +0000 UTCMy friends, the trees are painted, weathered with earth effects, and I also finished painting the remaining groundwork.
Painting every log individually would drive anyone insane, so after a few attempts, I resorted to dry-brushing with various acrylics ranging from dark brown through reddish-brown and finishing with medium grey. Then they received a few oil paint washes, some mossy residue from Slimy Grime, and finally, the top section received a lot of earth tones. This made the tree bridge more colorful, integrated into the diorama, and matches the tank's tracks!
The remaining groundwork was about the same techniques, here I just painted the individual stones as usual, especially in the shell crater where various layers of gravel and rock would've been exposed.
JS-2 is also glued in place. No superglue or anything under the tracks, instead I drilled a hole into the tree bridge and ran a plastic rod through the tank's belly - through that securing nut I used previously to mount it to the painting jig.
Last night I poured the first layer of resin. The ratio was 18ml of resin and 7 drops of Khaki Drab. This has proven to be very little for the river as it only resulted in a few mm of water. And the mixture was very opaque, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing - at least we won't see the edge of the bridge and the concrete slabs, as was the case in the Mark IV diorama.
This morning I poured the second layer. This time 30ml of resin and 5 drops of paint. I'm leaving it to dry until the evening so I can pour the final layer. I think this top mixture will be 30ml of resin and 2 drops of paint. Once it's dry tomorrow morning, I'll add the waves with clear Water Gel.
In the meantime, I'll paint the soldier from Evolution Miniatures. I'm sorry that I didn't meet the deadline and this diorama wasn't ready as an early video yesterday, but I think the finished video will be worth the wait!
Comments
Paul Garrity
I have given up saying "This is your best one yet Martin" because every time I do, your next dio is even better!! This one is fantastic. It has a real "feel" and I can only assume that the crew had very big kahooners or were insane to attempt to drive over this make shift bridge. So much to take in with this one man. The tank is an amazing piece but I really like the torn up brick work. Great stuff.
Michael Short
Looks incredible! I'm patiently waiting for the video.... tap.. tap.. tap.... ; )
